Music has many benefits for people with disabilities, it helps them forget about their loss, their pain through music.
Music helps blind or visually impaired kids cope with their disability. Blind kids are 4,000 times as likely to have a perfect pitch than kids who have full visibility. Many parents report that music was a main source of comfort for their kids, helping to control and relax their emotions. According to experts, the brain area used for sight is not being used in blind children. Therefore, they have to rely on other senses to guide them. Such as the hearing part of the brain, which is more important. The extra focus on hearing makes the brain develop in a different way. Visually impaired people use sound to convert the pitch into color, pictures, and overcome daily obstacles.
Works Cited
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Music helps blind or visually impaired kids cope with their disability. Blind kids are 4,000 times as likely to have a perfect pitch than kids who have full visibility. Many parents report that music was a main source of comfort for their kids, helping to control and relax their emotions. According to experts, the brain area used for sight is not being used in blind children. Therefore, they have to rely on other senses to guide them. Such as the hearing part of the brain, which is more important. The extra focus on hearing makes the brain develop in a different way. Visually impaired people use sound to convert the pitch into color, pictures, and overcome daily obstacles.
Works Cited
“Color Blind Test.” Health For Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2015. <http://www.healthofchildren.com/C/Color-Blindness.html>.
Edgar White. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.edgarwinter.com/bio.php>.
The Guardian. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://theguardian.com>.
“Stevie Wonder.” Pop Dose. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://popdose.com/wp-content/uploads/stevie-wonder-png.png>.
“Stevie Wonder.” Wikipedi. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder>.
Vision Simulation. You Tube. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQvqmze5SU>.
“Visual Impairment.” Trial X. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/05/diseases/Visual_Impairment-1.JPG>.